News Corp has joined Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson in seeking to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House as part of defences to his defamation claims against the news outlets.
News Corp and Network Ten have joined veteran journalist Lisa Wilkinson in indicating they will seek to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House as part of defences to his defamation claims against the news outlets.
Should the limitation period be extended, the media outlets and Wilkinson will seek to rely on a range of defences, including truth and qualified privilege – a defence relating to publications of public interest where a publisher has acted reasonably. Bruce Lehrmann’s lawsuit against Network Ten and News Corp also names journalists Lisa Wilkinson and Samantha Maiden as respondents.Melbourne-based barrister Matt Collins, KC, for Ten, said the network would dispute each of the reasons offered as a basis for extending the limitation period.
Neither News Corp nor Ten named Lehrmann but he was subsequently named in the media in August 2021 after he was charged with sexual intercourse without consent. Should the case proceed to trial and the truth defence be considered, Ten, Wilkinson and News Corp will need to prove on the balance of probabilities – meaning it is more likely than not – that Lehrmann raped Higgins in Parliament House in 2019.
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